12/30/2025
REMEMBERING DICK BULMAN - The Village of Lancaster was saddened with the news of Dick Bulman’s passing on Christmas Day at the age of 90. Dick devoted his entire life to the betterment of the community through his work at the Department of Public Works and through volunteerism. Dick worked at the DPW for 40 years (1953-1993), the last 20 as Superintendent.
He’s responsible for many of the things we take for granted every day as we drive around, trees, bridges, roads, culverts and sewers. He used his gift as an engineer to oversee the formation of Sewer District No. 4, the construction of our water tower, the Towers apartments, the building of N. Pleasant Ave. between Central and N. Aurora and the building of the DPW building on Broadway near the D&L Plaza.
Dick was a Navy Veteran, a member of the Lancaster Fire Department, the Planning Commission, the Lancaster Elks, Orioles Nest and Boy Scouts. He was a proud graduate of the Lancaster High School Class of 1954. In 1957 he married the former Rose Damiani and had 3 children: Rick, Bob and Alison. Dick loved his hometown and Lancaster is a better place because of him. The funeral mass was today (Dec. 29, 2025) at St. Mary’s Church.
